Manitoba · Grade 6
Core French, Grade 6
Manitoba’s Grade 6 French course, from Oral Communication to Culture.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 6
- Skills
- 18
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- edu.gov.mb.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 6 skills
Oral Communication
Listening
Listening to understand messages
I can catch the main idea and details of a spoken French message and represent them.
Skill 1.1
Message: Speaking to Communicate
Introducing yourself and describing preferences
I can describe preferences, people, places, and things with more detail in French.
Skill 1.2
Describing things, surroundings, and needs
I can describe my surroundings and needs across more situations in French.
Skill 1.3
Asking for information and giving directions
I can ask for information and give directions in more situations in French.
Skill 1.4
Fluency
I can speak longer French messages smoothly with natural rhythm and intonation.
Skill 1.5
Accuracy
I can control French structures and tenses accurately across more messages.
Skill 1.6
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- 1.1
- listen for specific information and demonstrate understanding ex., name key words or the main idea in short, familiar, simple messages
- 1.2
- communicate clearly their message orally by carrying out the following acts of communication: - introducing oneself
- 1.3
- talking about daily activities, immediate surroundings ex., Daily activities Le lundi, j'ai une classe de musique
- 1.4
- asking for information (ask questions) ex., A quelle heure est l'education physique?
- 1.5
- Students use appropriate rhythm, pace, and intonation to communicate and to interact as modeled by the teacher.
- 1.6
- Students use the present, imperative, past, and future tenses as needed for their communicative needs (related to themes).
Key ideas
Building on Grade 5, catch not only the KEY WORDS and MAIN IDEA but the supporting details of a short, familiar message when the speaker speaks clearly.
Building on Grade 5, describe with MORE detail and across more topics: give layered preferences and describe a person, a place, and a thing.
Show a fuller response: visually represent your comprehension of an oral description, follow a series of commands, and respond to simple questions with more than a nod.
Describe a place and an object in detail: 'Ma maison est blanche et noire. Il y a un garage, une cuisine, un salon... et quatre chambres a coucher.' (my house is black and white; there is a garage, a kitchen, a living room... and four bedrooms).
Choose strategies deliberately - attentive listening, contextual/visual clues, and asking for clarification - and monitor your own understanding as you go.
Watch out for
- Stopping at the main idea when you can also catch details now.
- Giving only one detail when the Grade 6 task calls for several.
- Waiting passively instead of monitoring your understanding as you listen.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 3 skills
Reading
Message: Understanding and Responding to Text
Understanding the global meaning of a text
I can find the main idea and supporting details of a French text and connect to it.
Skill 2.1
Responding to what you read
I can respond to a French text and connect it to my own life.
Skill 2.2
Reading aloud with ease and precision
I can read French texts aloud smoothly with expression and accurate sounds.
Skill 2.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- 2.1
- anticipate the general idea of a text by: - reading (looking at) the title, the subtitles, the table of contents
- 2.2
- respond to texts orally or in writing: - give preferences and opinions (making personal connections)
- 2.3
- read aloud a short, simple illustrated text with ease and precision.
Key ideas
Building on Grade 5, go beyond the main idea to identify SUPPORTING DETAILS: 'Les points importants sont...' (the important points are...).
Describe the main character: 'Le personnage principal est tres gentil.' (the main character is very kind).
Compare the main character with yourself: 'Le garcon aime jouer au volleyball, mais j'aime jouer au hockey.'.
Building on Grade 5, add a COMPARISON to daily life: 'L'ecole dans le livre est tres petite, mais mon ecole est grande.' (the school in the book is very small, but my school is big).
Give layered opinions with reasons, both positive and negative: 'Je n'aime pas cette partie parce que...' (I don't like this part because...).
Watch out for
- Stopping at the main idea when you can identify details now.
- Describing the character with no connection to your own experience.
- Responding without connecting the text to your own life.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 4 skills
Writing
Message: Writing to Communicate
Purpose, structure, and introducing yourself
I can plan and write a French text for a clear purpose, audience, and structure.
Skill 3.1
Describing in a paragraph
I can write a paragraph with a main idea and supporting details in French.
Skill 3.2
Fluency: varying sentences
I can write flowing French with varied sentences and connected ideas.
Skill 3.3
Accuracy: grammar and conventions
I can control French grammar, tenses, and conventions accurately in my writing.
Skill 3.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- 3.1
- show communicative purpose ex., identify the target audience
- 3.2
- write a paragraph with a main idea and relevant supporting details
- 3.3
- vary the type and length of sentences ex., write simple and compound sentences in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.
- 3.4
- correctly use the agreement of noun and adjectives in gender and number (masc/fem/sing/plurial)
Key ideas
Building on Grade 5, tailor your writing more deliberately to the TARGET AUDIENCE and communicative purpose.
Choose and follow the text structure that best fits your intention, across more text types.
Introduce yourself and set up the piece with the detail your reader needs.
Building on Grade 5's single sentences, write a PARAGRAPH with a main idea and relevant supporting details.
Develop a description across several linked sentences: 'Ma maison est blanche et noire. Elle est grande. Il y a un garage, une cuisine, un salon... et quatre chambres a coucher.'.
Watch out for
- Using the same approach regardless of audience or purpose.
- Starting with no structure planned for the piece.
- Listing details with no main idea to hold them together.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 5 skills
Culture
Francophone and Metis Cultures in Canada
Francophone and Metis communities in Canada
I can identify francophone and Metis communities, festivals, and figures across Canada.
Skill 4.1
Connecting to my own culture
I can make detailed connections between my life and francophone and Metis cultures.
Skill 4.2
Language, Advantages, and French in Daily Life
Forms of address and French-English differences
I can choose forms of address and spot false cognates between French and English.
Skill 4.3
Advantages of learning French
I can explain several advantages of learning French.
Skill 4.4
French in my daily life
I can recognize French around me and use a range of French expressions.
Skill 4.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 4.1
- identify francophone and Metis communities in Canada and locate them on a map.
- 4.2
- compare elements of their own culture to elements of francophone or Metis cultures in Canada.
- 4.3
- appropriately use familiar and formal forms of address.
- 4.4
- give reasons for learning another language. ex., It's a cool language (CPF), travel, meeting new friends
- 4.5
- recognize French in daily lives. ex., O Canada, signs, television, radio, Internet, music
Key ideas
Building on Grade 5, connect communities to their FESTIVALS and cultural markers: le Festival acadien, le Carnaval du Quebec, le Festival des grenouilles de Saint-Pierre-Jolys.
Building on Grade 5, choose the RIGHT register deliberately for who you address and why.
Explain the Michif language and francophone provincial flags as markers of francophone and Metis identity across Canada.
Identify more linguistic differences - including how to write a title and FALSE COGNATES (faux amis): words that look alike but mean different things.
Name a range of well-known Canadian francophones and Metis (Joannie Rochette, Alexandre Bilodeau, Marc Garneau) and where they are from.
Watch out for
- Treating all francophone communities in Canada as identical.
- Trusting every look-alike word as a true cognate.
- Confusing Michif with standard French.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Manitoba’s own curriculum for Core French, Grade 6.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 6
What is Core French, Grade 6?
Manitoba’s Grade 6 French course: 4 units and 18 skills, from Oral Communication to Culture.
What units are in Core French, Grade 6?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading, 3. Writing and 4. Culture.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 6?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 6.
What comes after Core French, Grade 6?
Core French, Grade 7.
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